Laura discloses family identity

JAKARTA: Laura Wendari, who was rumored to be one of Vice President Hamzah Haz' daughters, made public her family background on Tuesday at City Police Headquarters.

"My father is Nur Muhammad Bachtiar and my mother is L. Mistati," she told reporters after visiting her boyfriend, Ibrahim Azhari, at the City Police Detention Center.

Ibrahim, a small-time actor and model, was arrested last Thursday for alleged possession of illegal substances in Pancoran, South Jakarta.

"You can check my family card later to make sure," said Laura as quoted by online news provider www.detik.com.

"My family lives on Jl. Utan Kayu Selatan No. 29 in East Jakarta."

Laura also said that her father had worked for the State Secretariat although she could not remember when he retired. -- JP